Vester's famous collections of studies are an ideal introduction to the stylistic aspects of music from the 17th - 20th century. Selected from the works of famous flautists such as Devienne Böhm and Köhler Vester's compilations are quite unique and are standard repertoire.

These charming 18th-century miniatures in progressive order, edited by Hans-Günter Heumann, are ideal articulation studies. In addition, they train cantabile playing as well as interpretation and help to improve the independence of both hands from the very beginning. / Piano

31 des plus grandes chansons du XXème siècle, arrangées pour piano facile par Hans-Gunter Heumann. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

The viol player Diego Ortiz who was musical director at the court of the Spanish viceroy in Naples in the mid-16th century wrote a textbook which became authoritative for the art of improvisation during the Renaissance. This textbook contains pieces with written improvisations in the tradition of the Renaissance period. Although the writing of improvisations was a contradiction in terms even then Ortiz' pieces are excellent textbooks for the study of the structures and rules of this art. The edition contains information preparatory exercises and suggestions of the course 'Didaktik Blockflöte' of the University 'Mozarteum' in Salzburg under the direction of MariaDorner-Hofmann. This edition is part of the new Schott Student Edition series which offers varied literature at five different levels of difficulty from 1 (easy) to 5 (difficult) for instrumental lessons. Level: 3

Doris da Costa and Tom Hedges' Voil Viola Duets was written for Viola and Violin players wanting to play duets with friends and teachers or for new Viola pupils swapping from the Violin to the Viola.Changing instruments can be challenging as the alto clef requires completely new reading skills regardless of a player’s standard on the Violin. In this book an alternative Violin part is included to help to familiarise a Violinist with the music and to add instrumental flexibility.A large variety of styles and genres are included: the 16th Century Madrigal the Baroque Concerto dance forms arrangements of traditionalfavourites world music jazz or swing numbers and programmatic 21st century entries.There is much here to challenge the musical and technical demands of the Viola and Violin: string crossing shifting (up to 3rd position) chromatic scales as well as a range of articulation and playing techniques. Time signatures are varied with duets in simple compound and irregular meters. An assortment of key signatures and modes add further challenges.The pieces vary in difficulty: from an easy grade 3 standard to a moderately difficult grade 5. The duets can be used for concert repertoire for GCSE assessments for sight-reading practice to support technical studies or to round off a lesson.

Level: easy / advanced Format: English / French / German Embouchure building Studies Elementary Intermediate Advanced High register training In the 17th century there were no studies in the modern sense of the word. Of J. S. Bach, however, we know that he wrote pieces of a study nature for his pupils, indeed he made them spend months, and in his own words preferably years, practising exercises for touch at the keyboard, that is, daily finger exercises, on the principle: There is little point in getting fit if you do nothing to stay fit. From this point of view, relating it to our instrument and to the lips, you ought to look at the following embouchure-building studies. They are not intended as warm-ups, although that term is quite appropriate for some of these exercises. Taken together they serve to build the muscles, rather like an athlete's training. Like him, we too must increase our capacity gradually. The muscles and organs involved adapt to the greater workload, but only if the increase proceeds systematically and rationally. Try to complete the full distance of each study, gradually reducing the time, like a long-distance runner. Adding one exercise, or at most three, according to the difficulty, to your daily workload will be enough. You should only start further exercises when you have fully mastered the preceding ones according to the directions in my embouchure method and have reached a satisfactory standard in rhythm and sound. The deliberately simple fingerings make it easier to check the actions of the diaphragm, the lips, and the tongue inside the mouth cavity. Form a mental picture of their movements and compare yourself constantly to an artist whose principle is: There are no secrets, at best some small tricks, which can be learned.

Classical Guitar Solos - Favorite Sonatinas. In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 ?small sonatas? or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava. While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest? exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists. Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate? plus three more composers in a similar vein? promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels.

With this easy to understand yet comprehensive method you will learn to play classic Guitar in all of the basic keys. In addition you will play a very wide assortment of solos ranging from the Renaissance to 20th Centurycompositions. Also you will be taught to play many of the great student masterpieces by composers such as Sor Carcassi Carulli Diabelli Guiliani Bach Handel and Dowland. Finally studies are contained for playingin the 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th positions. You Can Teach Yourself Classic Guitar is definitely a 'hands on' method that gets you playing wonderful classic Guitar literature. The online video providesclose-up views of the Guitar to help you understand the lessons. Includes access to online audio and video.

This is the first compilation of guitar music specifically composed for right-hand technique that includes the little finger. The 57 compositions include original pieces in the Easy-Intermediate to Intermediate -Advanced levels byrenowned guitarist/composers from Europe North America South America and the Caribbean. Music by Ernesto Cordero Carlos Dorado Jim Ferguson David Flynn Gerald Garcia John Hall Ricardo Iznaola James Lentini John Oliver Charles Postlewate Mirko Schrader Burkhard ?Buck? Wolters and Luis Zea show the advantages of a five-finger technique in the playing of scales chords arpeggios tremolos and harmonics. They also show the advantages of usingthe little finger for speed accuracy strength and balance. All of these compositions are edited and fingered by Postlewate pioneer in the use of a five-finger technique. This book is a companion to Anthology of NineteenthCentury Guitar Studies for Five Fingers of the Right Hand (MB21153) compiled and fingered by Leonhard Beck and edited by Charles Postlewate. Standard notation only. In English and Spanish.